Allan Bloom Quote

The first discipline modernity's originators imposed upon themselves was that of self-restraint, learning to live with vulgarity. Their high expectations for effectiveness were made possible by low expectations of what was to be.


Commerce and Culture, p. 285. - Giants and Dwarfs (1990)


The first discipline modernity's originators imposed upon themselves was that of self-restraint, learning to live with vulgarity. Their high...

The first discipline modernity's originators imposed upon themselves was that of self-restraint, learning to live with vulgarity. Their high...

The first discipline modernity's originators imposed upon themselves was that of self-restraint, learning to live with vulgarity. Their high...

The first discipline modernity's originators imposed upon themselves was that of self-restraint, learning to live with vulgarity. Their high...